Srivilliputhur Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary

The Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary was declared to protect the Vulnerable Grizzled Giant Squirrel (Ratufa macroura).

The sanctuary covers 486 km2 in western Tamil Nadu, South India in the eastern water-shed of the Western Ghats and consists of high hills and valleys. It is located between 9° 21' - 9° 48' N and Longitude - 77°21' - 77°46' E. The sanctuary is Bounded to the north by the Andipatti hills, south by Tirunelveli District, east by Srivilliputhur and Rajapalayam towns and west by Theni town and Theni District.

The sanctuary ranges from 200 M in the plains and rises to a the highest Peak, Kottaimalai, at 2019 m. Average annual rainfall 849.1 mm varies between 700 mm - 3000 mm in different areas of the sanctuary. Water sources in the sanctuary are the Kallar and Periyar dams and the Periyar, Naragaiar, Pachaiar, Mangar, Kovilar and Pairakudraiar rivers.

The underlying rock throughout the area is granitoid gneiss formation. The lowest altitudes have a mixture of quartz and quartzite.

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